We're Hiring: VP of Engineering — Foundation for Agentic Networks (Project NANDA)

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Apply here: https://careers.projectnanda.org/roles/vp-engineering

About the role

The Foundation for Agentic Networks (FAN) is the home of Project NANDA — an open-infrastructure initiative originated at MIT, building the foundational protocols and registry for the Internet of AI Agents. We're hiring a VP of Engineering to shape the engineering org, set technical direction, and represent FAN in the broader community. The role reports to a board member with a defined path from VP to CTO based on org milestones.

What you'll own

Technical direction across FAN's portfolio (Project NANDA and adjacent initiatives) — architecture, standards, shared infrastructure vs. project-specific decisions
Shipping production-grade open-source software from working-group specs
External technical voice — NANDA summits, working groups, standards conversations, papers and specs
Hiring and growing the next 3–5 engineers and setting the team's working norms
Partnership with Board members on roadmap and key technical calls

You're a strong fit if you

Have 5+ years building software, with experience leading teams of 5–15
Are still hands-on — this is a working leadership role
Have shipped infrastructure, protocols, or developer platforms (distributed systems, registries, SDKs)
Are fluent with modern AI/agent frameworks — MCP, A2A, LangChain, CrewAI, or comparable
Have a public technical track record (code, talks, papers, community work)
Have worked in or alongside open-source communities

Bonus points

Experience with DNS, PKI, decentralized identity, or internet-scale registry systems
Background in standards bodies (IETF/W3C-style governance) or research-adjacent orgs
Connections to the Boston / agent infrastructure community

What the role offers

VP seat with a defined path to CTO and a vote on the technical steering committee
Authority to shape engineering culture, hiring bar, and technical direction
Speaking slots at NANDA summits, co-authorship on specs and papers, generous travel budget
Fully remote, async-friendly, no fixed hours (Boston welcome but not required)
Direct working relationships with FAN's partner institutions

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